Maradona: "Higuain didn't do things the right way. Berlusconi wanted me at Milan, but Napoli fans would have killed me!"

Charity and solidarity for the earthquake victims in Italy: this is the objective of the United for Peace match, which will be played Wednesday night at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Lots of people are waiting to see Diego Armando Maradona return to the pitch in a few days. Yesterday was a busy day for Napoli's ex-number 10: he arrived in Rome, then he had a press conference ahead of the charity match. He talked about many topics, from Milik to Totti in anticipation of Saturday's Napoli-Roma game. "How did the Pope convince me? He didn't have to say anything to me, I'm always with him," - Maradona began - "I'm available. He's doing a great job, all of the Catholics love him. When he talked to me about this match, I accepted his invitation immediately. Pope Francis can remain calm, Diego Maradona will be on the pitch. When he told me it would be for the people of Amatrice, I thought it would be impossible to miss. Totti, Ronaldinho, everyone is here. I'd like if Messi, Ronaldo came to this event. We need them, the message needs to spread, the people need to understand. I want to thank everyone who came, to everyone who cares about peace. I'm tired of watching TV and seeing fights, wars. I'm very scared for my children, and I'm angry that I can't do more about it than participating on Wednesday." "I don't know how much I can play, maybe just 2 or 3 minutes! But for the match for peace, I would even play 90'. Being here is extraordinary, I'm very prepared. I'm a football player, I always said that.  I would leave the term 'professionals' to people like Bolt. I was never an athlete, I was always a football player." Maradona also spoke about Napoli, particularly about the recent injury to Milik: "I feel bad for Milik, he was a nice replacement for Higuain. Football is like that: one minute, the light shuts off and you get injured. For his age and the strength he has, I believe Milik is ready for Napoli." Then, he talked about Francesco Totti and the upcoming match between Napoli and Roma: "Totti is eternal, so many players in every Italian team don't have a career like Francesco Totti. For Roma, it won't be easy at Napoli: I hope it's a game of peace there, too," - Maradona continued - "May the best team win... and that's Napoli!" He closed with a few thoughts on Gonzalo Higuain and Mauro Icardi: "Did I forgive Higuain?" He laughed. "He didn't do things like he should have. I know his father, and even he knows that he shouldn't have done this. Berlusconi wanted me at Milan. How could I go to Milan after playing at Napoli? They would have killed me!" @GIANMARCalciO